moritza123: I spend more time on the screenshots than I do on writing - which probably shows in the poor quality of my writing.
RGB: It would be a poor idea if the war would start tomorrow, but I admittedly am using my foresight to know that I won't be at war for another 2.5 years at the minimum, possibly longer. The military command obviously just believes there's no serious threat of an invasion on Australia before those island bases are captured. Either way, I should have a sizable army on Australia itself before this is done.
superjames1992: It's slightly frustrating in vanilla because your leadership is limited to just 6 and the tech tree is rather bloated. In HPP I feel like the sky is the limit, even though you can't possibly maintain modern power in every area, you've got more leadership, Open Society gives you +15% research efficiency and the HPP tech tree is more condensed. Australia in HPP definitely adds a good punch to any Allied war effort, if they don't waste their troops defending empty land. New Zealand isn't half bad although their troops tend to be rather obsolete due to poor leadership values - I'll be taking them on as Expeditionaries, I think, as I believe they'll be able to be upgraded with my doctrines if I do.
SSmith: It'll at least give the Japanese a bloody nose trying to take the islands, and hopefully the Royal Navy and I have enough power by then to damage and drive off the landing forces. I may or may not go through with building battleships as I'm concerned about the IJN's carrier fleet - heavies will be sitting ducks - but I'm weighing up my options. I will definitely be strengthening the Navy though, it's just a question of how much tech am I willing to throw at the Naval question. Upgrading my Naval Bombers will be a must.
RGB: It would be a poor idea if the war would start tomorrow, but I admittedly am using my foresight to know that I won't be at war for another 2.5 years at the minimum, possibly longer. The military command obviously just believes there's no serious threat of an invasion on Australia before those island bases are captured. Either way, I should have a sizable army on Australia itself before this is done.
superjames1992: It's slightly frustrating in vanilla because your leadership is limited to just 6 and the tech tree is rather bloated. In HPP I feel like the sky is the limit, even though you can't possibly maintain modern power in every area, you've got more leadership, Open Society gives you +15% research efficiency and the HPP tech tree is more condensed. Australia in HPP definitely adds a good punch to any Allied war effort, if they don't waste their troops defending empty land. New Zealand isn't half bad although their troops tend to be rather obsolete due to poor leadership values - I'll be taking them on as Expeditionaries, I think, as I believe they'll be able to be upgraded with my doctrines if I do.
SSmith: It'll at least give the Japanese a bloody nose trying to take the islands, and hopefully the Royal Navy and I have enough power by then to damage and drive off the landing forces. I may or may not go through with building battleships as I'm concerned about the IJN's carrier fleet - heavies will be sitting ducks - but I'm weighing up my options. I will definitely be strengthening the Navy though, it's just a question of how much tech am I willing to throw at the Naval question. Upgrading my Naval Bombers will be a must.